Man arrested after pedestrian killed on Edinburgh city bypass

A 22-year-old man has been arrested after a woman was hit and killed by a vehicle on the Edinburgh city bypass.

The incident took place at around 9pm on Wednesday on the A720, and involved a female pedestrian, 47, and a black Citroen Berlingo.

Emergency services attended but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Her family have been made aware.

The 22-year-old was arrested in connection with an alleged road traffic offence and police inquiries are ongoing.

Sergeant Grant Hastie said: “Our thoughts are with the family of the woman who died and her next of kin are aware.

“Inquiries are ongoing and we are appealing for information that could assist with our investigation.

“Please get in touch if you saw anything or have dashcam footage that could assist officers.

“We are also asking anyone who saw a woman in the area before the incident to get in touch as you may have vital information that could help.”

Part of the road was closed in both directions while an investigation took place, reopening at around 2.45pm on Thursday.

Anyone with information or dashcam footage should contact Police Scotland on 101, and reference incident 3870 of November 11.